Checkers fights back
Checkers fought back i from a 14-point deficit to beat i University, 72-67, at Cowles Stadium last evening in the 1 Guthrey Travel men’s first 1 division basketball competi- i tiori. ‘ 1
Handicapped without Stan Hilf; who has just had two wisdom teeth .extracted, Checkers was forced to play an injured Warwick Meehl and a sick Eric Vollmers. . . But Meehl (25 points) and the captain, Vollmers (18 points),*; composed some three-to-one attacks to draw ahead after 18 minutes. University seemed powerless to hold the opposition had could
not convert its rebound domi* nation into points. A confident United Ser* vice Aranui side, beat JaksHigh School Old Boys, 59-49, [after leading throughout [Missing four top players and
with only Dennis Barry and Tim Guthrie to guide their second-string team, Jaks worked well to concede only, the 10-point margin. In the women’s competition . University held United Service to a one-point lead • at half-time, but with Adrianna Beukenholdt scoring 24 other worn®’, match RaworatfJeat Rebels, 47-454 ; -I.
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